Procrastinating again...

My goal was to have 3 papers done by Sunday. I did 1.

I really need to break this procrastination habit. Argh!

There's an interesting observation stating that none of the Republicans in the field are inherently electable, even though collectively they have the advantage in experience and accolades over the Democratic candidates. It's kind of weird to see a party have nobody they really like.

"Oprahpalooza"? I've watched the rallies both times so far and it's definitely odd to see grown women screaming like little girls at a Hannah Montana concert. I read somewhere that there were 30-40,000 people at the South Carolina rally. Crazy. I also read that Obama's campaign asked the crowd to text message their phone numbers so they could sign up to be volunteers and a Guinness World Record was set when thousands of people called at the same time to their congressman's office to voice their support for Obama. Gotta give his campaign props for creativity.

While at work, I decided to check out the "liberal blogs" like Dailykos and Mydd. I can't believe the venom many of these people have towards Obama. Whether it's the lack of interest or brushing off of coverage by the main bloggers, or the readers who publish "diaries" criticizing him...it's very odd. Then again, all these blogs are huge supporters of John Edwards, which still baffles me. You would think that the blog community would rally around a guy who was against the war in Iraq from the beginning (something Hillary and Johnny Lawyer can't say). The best I can figure is that the "Leftist Blogs" aren't as irate about Iraq so much as they are healthcare. They are so hung up on the fact that Obama does not want a mandate for healthcare that they've just turned on the guy. Well, that might be too harsh a statement. More like they are standing on the sidelines, making snide comments every once in a while and waiting to see the dust clear. I guarantee you that if Obama beats Hillary, all these guys are going to be singing praises.

From what I've seen, if Obama wins, he'll be doing it without the support of the "blogosphere", which is telling in and of itself.

Food for thought: In the event that Obama pulls off the "miracle" and wins the Democratic nomination, who would he choose as his VP? This is a story that I haven't heard anybody talking about. You always hear who Hillary might pick, but not Obama. Here's an idea: Harold Ford, Jr.

A couple reasons I think this would be a good choice. First, Obama has already expressed the desire to put some conservatives in his Cabinet. He's stated that it is important to be surrounded by differing opinions. That's a good thing and I completely agree with his sentiment. Ford offers a unique set of talents that would help Obama's candidacy. Ford is definitely not what you'd call a "Left leaning Liberal". He supported the war in Iraq, has advocated stricter abortion policies, and believes in banning same sex marriage. He would be a good yin to Obama's yang in many ways. He lost his race for Senate in Tennessee a couple years back...by only 50,000 votes. Meaning, with him on the ticket, Obama could very well pick up Tennessee in a general election. Ford also offsets Obama in the area of public speaking and eloquence. Stick Ford in front of a group of people, even when he's been beat, and he just has it in a way that Obama sometimes struggles to articulate. It also doesn't hurt that he has big influence with religious voters in the South. And that he's one of the only Democrats who isn't afraid to be on Fox News (regular on Hannity and Colmes). And that he's chairing the DLC and is probably looking for a promotion...

I'm not saying it's gonna happen, but if Obama wins and you start hearing the name Harold Ford Jr. floating around in VP conversation, you heard it here first :)